Why the study?
Low levels of adolescent knowledge regarding hypertension risk factors and prevention contribute to higher adult hypertension prevalence.
Does health education improve knowledge of hypertension prevention in adolescents?
Does health education improve knowledge of hypertension prevention in adolescents?
Effect estimate: r = 0.88
Absolute Event Rate: 86.9% vs 48.6%
p-value: p=< 0.001
School-based health education significantly improves adolescent knowledge regarding hypertension prevention, underscoring its value in early cardiovascular risk reduction programs.
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Nugroho et al. (2025) studied Hypertension (Knowledge of prevention) (n=80). Health education on hypertension prevention vs. Pre-intervention (baseline) was evaluated on Hypertension prevention knowledge score (r = 0.88, p=< 0.001).
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